Note: Applications for the NEXT Innovation Program for Semester 1, 2019 have now closed.

The NEXT Innovation Program is a globally recognised, award-winning program designed to equip business and management students with work-ready skills. It is structured for developing market-tested 'business of tomorrow' concepts in a constructed timeframe.

The program allows students to work with mentors from Deloitte and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), and aims to replicate a corporate innovation community comprising students, corporate mentors, program coordinators and additional participants.

Eligibility

Enrolment into the program or unit of study is selective and only those students who successfully proceed through the selection process are considered for placements. Students from the Master of Commerce and the Master of Professional Accounting are eligible to apply.

The selection criteria for NEXT is:

a 60-second video explaining why you want to participate in NEXT

credit average or above

successful completion of 48 credit points

Students are responsible for their own degree progression and must ensure they have sufficient room in their degree, or permission to overload. Students should contact the Student Centre for assistance with degree progressions.

How to apply

Applications for Semester 1, 2019 have now closed.

The NEXT Innovation Accelerator application is a two-part process: an online application followed by a pre-approval and a formal approval after grades have been released.

Step 1: Online Application

To complete your online application, you are required to submit the following information:

a 60-second video explaining why you want to be in NEXT

a copy of your academic record printed from Sydney Student

If successful during STEP 1 you will receive a pre-approval for the NEXT Innovation Accelerator.

Step 2: Formal Approval

After grades are released from the semester immediately preceding the semester you wish to enrol in NEXT, you will receive a notification that you can now enrol in NEXT provided you meet the minimum academic requirements.

In recognition of the value that experiential learning adds to the development of your employability skills, the Business School is offering students the opportunity to earn credit for a placement or internship that you have sourced yourself.

The program differs from other internships or work experience programs by complementing your placement experience with a unit of study.

Access all that the University of Sydney Business School has to offer alongside your professional development with your employer through our cadetship.

As your cadetship will encompass both work and study, the timetable for cadetship students is tailored to ensure that you meet both your academic and employment requirements. We offer classes in blocks on a particular day of the week as well as a range of evening classes in core units of study.

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